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Jesus had promised His disciples that He would send them another Helper in the Holy Spirit who would comfort, counsel, guide and advocate for them in fulfilling the Great Commission that He had given to them. At Pentecost Jesus fulfills His promise when the disciples receive the power of the Holy Spirit and immediately take to the streets to spread the news about Jesus. We are reminded this week that Jesus has made His Kingdom accessible to all people. Peter says that any who are far off are welcome to come, repent of their sins and receive the free gift of the forgiveness of Jesus and the gift of His Holy Spirit. The Kingdom of Jesus is truly a Kingdom for all people.

Jesus had promised His disciples that He would send them another Helper in the Holy Spirit who would comfort, counsel, guide and advocate for them in fulfilling the Great Commission that He had given to them. At Pentecost Jesus fulfills His promise when the disciples receive the power of the Holy Spirit and immediately take to the streets to spread the news about Jesus. We are reminded this week that Jesus has made His Kingdom accessible to all people. Peter says that any who are far off are welcome to come, repent of their sins and receive the free gift of the forgiveness of Jesus and the gift of His Holy Spirit. The Kingdom of Jesus is truly a Kingdom for all people.

The Roman Empire valued life, as long as that life helped in them furthering their agenda in the world. In Acts 16 we see Paul and Silas in prison for their faith and they decide it is a good time to sing worship songs to God. As they are singing God miraculously breaks them free, but as they are leaving, they see the Roman guard ready to take his own life for letting them escape. Paul and Silas could have run but instead they stopped the man, valued his life and led this man (and his whole household) to a greater identity in Jesus. As Christians we value all life because Jesus values all life. We follow the lead of the early church as we seek to push back against this worlds view of life and introduce this world to a brand new identity in Jesus.

The Roman Empire valued life, as long as that life helped in them furthering their agenda in the world. In Acts 16 we see Paul and Silas in prison for their faith and they decide it is a good time to sing worship songs to God. As they are singing God miraculously breaks them free, but as they are leaving, they see the Roman guard ready to take his own life for letting them escape. Paul and Silas could have run but instead they stopped the man, valued his life and led this man (and his whole household) to a greater identity in Jesus. As Christians we value all life because Jesus values all life. We follow the lead of the early church as we seek to push back against this worlds view of life and introduce this world to a brand new identity in Jesus.